Chapter 42: Sato from being confident of victory to being shocked and angry (please give me a monthly ticket! Please read on!) More than an hour later. Aoyama Hidenobu and the other two returned to the Metropolitan Police Department. The meeting continues. With long hair draped over her shoulders and wearing a silver-gray suit, Asai Aya stood at the front, pointing to a map and introducing the terrain of the arrest scene tonight. "This is Maple Leaf Cuisine, located at a crossroads. There are many shops around, so there is a lot of traffic, especially at night..." "The Maple Leaf Restaurant is not big, with only four waiters. Takeda Ichiro should have memorized their faces, so we can't pretend to be waiters. The three private rooms by the windows on the second floor offer a panoramic view of the street. With Takeda Ichiro's cunning, he will definitely book the entire restaurant in advance and then choose one of the private rooms on the second floor." "So it's best for the people involved in the arrest not to appear on the street, but it's also not advisable for them to hide in other nearby shops, because Ichiro Takeda is likely not to go directly to Maple Leaf Cuisine to keep the appointment, but will hide in other nearby shops to observe the movements of Maple Leaf Cuisine first, and then go there after confirming that it is safe." "We can't be sure which store he will be hiding in, so if we run into him, he might notice something is wrong. Look, there is a parking lot here. I suggest parking two trucks. Most of the people will hide in the trucks and wait for orders. Only two or three people will stay in the stores near Maple Leaf Cuisine to observe and keep an eye on the situation and report anytime." "At the same time, for the sake of Inspector Sato's personal safety, as well as the difficulty of arresting and the need to avoid accidentally injuring pedestrians, it would be best if Inspector Sato leaves the restaurant first, and then the rest of the team blocks Takeda Ichiro inside the Maple Leaf Restaurant and then closes the door and beats the dog!" After she finished speaking, Asai Aya turned around and bowed to everyone to indicate that she had finished her speech.

"Clap, clap, clap!" Sato Toshitomi led the applause. Then there was warm applause in the conference room. Aoyama Hidenobu also smiled and applauded. These were not things he taught Asai Aya. After all, he only had experience in killing people in his previous life, but no experience in capturing people. Therefore, Asai Aya was quite talented and capable in commanding. After the applause died down, Sato Toshitomi praised Asai Aya with admiration, "Inspector Asai's ideas coincide with mine. A good father will have a good daughter. I believe that in time, she will become another shining star in the Japanese police force." "Thank you for the compliment." Asai Aya suppressed her inner anger and disgust and bowed to him alone. Asai Takehiko stood up and said, "If there are no other questions, I will arrange the operation now." Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and waited. "Wait!" Sato Toshitomi raised his hand, stood up, looked at Asai Takehiko and said gently: "If possible, I hope that our Investigation Division 1 will be responsible for the main attack. After all, Takeda Ichiro escaped from me before, and I want to make up for this regret." He said this sincerely and truly. "Haha, in that case, then I'll help you." Takehiko Asai agreed. After all, the capture of Ichiro Takeda tonight was all thanks to the information provided by Toshitomi Sato. It would be inappropriate for him to refuse this request. Sato Toshitomi bowed solemnly and expressed his gratitude. Takehiko Asai nodded and continued to assign tasks. "One group is responsible for..." "Hi!" "Group Two..." "Hi!" "Then let's start preparing. I wish you all smooth sailing, overcoming all obstacles and achieving success quickly!" Asai Takehiko said as he bowed 90 degrees to everyone. This was a great gift, and everyone bent down even lower and answered in unison: "Hi!" Takehiko Asai left the meeting room first.

Aoyama Hidenobu and Asai Aya chased after him. .............................. There were still three hours before dark. Aoyama Hidenobu and other frontline personnel involved in the arrest had put on bulletproof vests in advance, received spare bullets, and went to ambush near the Maple Leaf Restaurant, waiting for Ichiro Takeda to fall into the net. Hiding in a private room on the second floor of a coffee shop opposite the Maple Leaf Restaurant, looking at the busy street outside through the gap in the window, Aoyama Hidenobu felt strange. He didn't expect that the War of Resistance Against Japan was over, but there would still be a day when he would be ambushing the Japanese in the encirclement. On the other side, Sato Toshitomi was still quietly waiting for Takeda Ichiro's call in his office. Time passed by minute by minute. The sky outside the window was getting darker. Soon the street lights came on. "Dingling bell~Dingling bell~" The sudden ringing of the phone sounded extremely harsh in the empty and dark office. Sato Toshitomi opened his eyes, exhaled, and immediately picked up the phone and answered, "This is Sato." "Get to private room 202 of Maple Leaf Restaurant within half an hour." Ichiro Takeda said in a low voice. "Okay!" Sato Toshitomi answered neatly. Ichiro Takeda hung up the phone. Sato Toshitomi rushed out of the office with his mobile phone and called Asai Takehiko, "Ichiro Takeda just contacted me and asked me to rush to Room 202 of Maple Leaf Restaurant within half an hour. He may be nearby, so everyone should be careful." "Okay!" Asai Takehiko, the commander-in-chief tonight, was in a command vehicle disguised as a refrigerated truck. After hanging up the phone, he immediately passed the message to Aoyama Hidenobu and his men who were hiding in disguise in a store near Maple Leaf Cuisine to observe and spy on us. "Headquarters calling the sentry, calling the sentry, please reply if you get it." "Sentinel 1 received." "Sentinel 2 received." Aoyama Hidenobu also heard the call from the headset and replied, "Sentinel No. 3 received it." "The target may be nearby. Be careful to hide and observe carefully. Report any movement in time. Over." Takehiko Asai said in a deep voice. "Received." X3 Aoyama Hidenobu seemed to be stirring the coffee in front of him, but his eyes were always staring at the door of the Maple Leaf Restaurant across the street. As expected, the restaurant was booked, so although there were people coming and going at the door, no one went in. Finally, he saw a figure wearing a baseball cap walking into the restaurant. He frowned and thought, but before he could report, another colleague's voice came from the headset, "Sentinel No. 2 calling headquarters, the target has entered the restaurant." "Sentinel No. 3 calling headquarters, the person who entered the restaurant is dressed exactly like Takeda Ichiro, but he is not the target." Aoyama Hidenobu quickly reminded, and added: "I have seen Takeda Ichiro up close, he is a little shorter than the person who just entered, and it is impossible for him to wear the same clothes for several days in a row." The people who just entered were most likely thugs hired by Ichiro Takeda to test whether there were any police officers lying in ambush nearby. This guy was very cautious. "Keep the troops in place and continue observing." Takehiko Asai pondered for a moment and chose to believe Aoyama Hidenobu. "Hi!" X3 After about three or five minutes, the person who had just entered came out, and the moment he came out, Aoyama Hidenobu saw his face clearly, and it turned out that it was not Ichiro Takeda. About twenty minutes later, a taxi stopped in front of the restaurant. Sato Toshitomi got out, straightened his collar and walked into the restaurant. "Sentinel No. 1 called the headquarters and found Ichiro Takeda. He came out of the first floor of the cafe opposite the restaurant. He was wearing a gray sports suit and a black baseball cap, and was walking towards the restaurant." As the call came in the headset, Aoyama Hidenobu on the second floor of the cafe had already seen the man No. 1 mentioned through the window and reported, "No. 3 calling headquarters. I can't see the face from this angle, but the target's figure matches Takeda Ichiro's."

"Repeat number 1, I saw his face clearly, it's Takeda Ichiro! Repeat again! That's the target!" "Headquarters received the message. Report immediately as Inspector Sato walks out of the restaurant." said Takehiko Asai. "Hi!" X3 At Maple Leaf Restaurant, Sato Toshitomi was taken to private room 202 after hearing the name Mr. Takeda. But when he opened the door, he found no one inside. He had just picked up the phone to dial when the door was pushed open again and Ichiro Takeda walked in. "Nice to meet you, Ichiro Takeda. Please take care of me." Ichiro Takeda looked at Sato Toshitomi in front of him and said politely while extending a hand. Sato Toshitomi shook hands with him, his face a little unnatural, "I didn't expect you to dare to come back." This was something he certainly hadn't expected. "So that's why you dared to swallow my share?" Takeda Ichiro let go of his hand, smiled but didn't smile, his eyes gloomy as he said, "This is all thanks to you. If you hadn't swallowed my million, I certainly wouldn't have risked coming back. But I can't sleep when I think of you spending the money that we brothers fought so hard for, while I'm hiding like a stray dog." "What's the point of saying this now? At least I helped you escape. If it weren't for me, you would have been caught long ago." Sato Toshitomi said coldly. Takeda Ichiro's eyes were filled with sarcasm. "You are only helping yourself. You are afraid that we will reveal that we have accomplices after we are caught. So don't talk so noble." "Just think about it. If a policeman is found to have participated in a bank robbery, it would be big news if it gets out. Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me excited..." "That's enough!" Sato Toshitomi felt a little uneasy and wanted to leave quickly. He took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it over. "This is my card at Swiss Bank. The password is written on the card number. There is your share of money in it. Take it and leave Japan immediately. This is good for both of us." In fact, there is not a penny in it. "If I find that there is no money in it, or the money is not enough, I will come back to find you." Ichiro Takeda reached out to take the bank card and said seriously. He would have come back to find Sato Toshitomi again. This time he came back to ask for money and also to confirm the other party's identity. After he distributed the money to the family of his dead brother, he would come back next time to take Sato Toshitomi's life! "How dare I lie to you, a lunatic?" Sato Toshitomi gritted his teeth and said, then he took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "Goodbye." As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed the door open and left. After walking out of the private room, his steps became more and more hurried. Beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. The moment he stepped out of the door of Maple Leaf Restaurant, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Aoyama Hidenobu and the other two who were following him reported the news to Asai Takehiko. "Action!" Takehiko Asai gave the order. Then the compartments of the two trucks were opened, and policemen armed with live ammunition jumped out and rushed towards the Maple Leaf Restaurant quickly and orderly. This sudden change caused exclamations from pedestrians on the street. "The police are investigating the case. Everyone, leave this place!" "Hurry, hurry, leave! Everyone leave!" Takeda Ichiro, who was in a private room on the second floor of Maple Leaf Restaurant, heard the noise and walked to the window to look down. His face suddenly changed. He punched the window sill with gritted teeth, "Bakayarō! Cunning bureaucrat!" I fell into a trap. "Takeda, you are surrounded. Put down your weapons immediately and raise your hands to surrender!" Before launching the assault, the police routinely called out to persuade people to surrender. Sato Toshitomi hid in the crowd, with his hands behind his back, looking up at Takeda Ichiro by the window with a sneer and disdain on his face. Ha, you little jerk, you want to fight me too? I'll make sure you don't even know how you died!

"Fuck you!" Takeda Ichiro was furious when he saw Sato Toshitomi's face. He pulled out his gun and fired two shots out the window. "Come in if you have the guts!" In his opinion, these people were minions arranged by Sato Toshitomi. If he really surrendered, he would fall completely into the hands of the other party and be at their mercy. So surrender means death. It would be better to take a few people with you. "Attack!" Takehiko Asai gave the order decisively. The people from the Investigation Section 1 of the Investigation Headquarters were about to rush in, but were stopped by Takehiko Asai, "You are responsible for the outer perimeter security." Asai Aya, Aoyama Hidenobu, Nakamura Shinichi and other people from the Shinjuku Police Station immediately rushed into the Maple Leaf Restaurant. "Officer Asai, didn't we agree in the meeting that my people would be responsible for the main attack?" Sato Toshitomi's expression gradually stiffened after seeing this scene. He immediately became anxious and quickly stepped forward, accusing him in shock and anger: "How could you change the plan without authorization!" If he didn't let his men lead the attack, and if Ichiro Takeda was not killed but captured alive, then what was the point of him going through so much trouble to do such a thing? "Inspector Sato, you have made great contributions to the Investigation Division by taking risks alone. You have to let my people get some benefits." Takehiko Asai said with a smile. Sato Toshitomi really wanted to punch his smiling face on the butt. He was filled with despair. He had calculated everything, but he had not expected Asai Takehiko to steal the credit! Of course, Takehiko Asai was not trying to steal the credit, but Aoyama Hidenobu and Asai Aya told him about their suspicions about Sato, which led to the current change. (End of this chapter)